RULE 8.030. COMMENCEMENT OF FORMAL PROCEEDINGS

(a) Allegations as to Child. All proceedings shall be
initiated by the filing of a petition by a person authorized by law to
do so. A uniform traffic complaint may be considered a petition, but
shall not be subject to the requirements of rule 8.035.

(b) Allegations as to Parents or Legal Guardians. In any
delinquency proceeding in which the state is seeking payment of
restitution or the performance of community service work by the
child’s parents or legal guardians, a separate petition alleging the
parents’ or legal guardians’ responsibility shall be filed and served
on the parents or legal guardians of the child.